BENTY

Etymology

Adjective

benty (comparative more benty, superlative most benty)

Abounding in bents, or the stalks of coarse, stiff, withered grass.

Resembling bent.

Anagrams

• Tenby, ybent

Source: Wiktionary


Bent"y, a.

1. A bounding in bents, or the stalks of coarse, stiff, withered grass; as, benty fields.

2. Resembling bent. Holland.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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